editorial
You’re here at last!
We’ve been looking forward to your visit.
We have so much to show you. Winegrowing has been part of our
everyday lives for 2600 years! From the Via Domitia to the Canal du Midi,
it has been enriched day by day, month by month and year by year to
offer both locals and visitors wines of limitless quality.
Today, it is the winegrowers themselves who, with the support of
professionals of tourism, all of whom are committed to a sustainable approach
towards quality with the “Vignobles & Découvertes” label, will extend their welcome
to help you discover their little piece of paradise. They will tell you about themselves,
good wine, good food and the best places for an outing or to relax.
So, enjoy this moment of sharing and discovery.
Frédéric Lacas,
President of the
Béziers Méditerranée Urban Area
Our vineyards offer so many wines to taste, so many discoveries to experience. This
generous region knows how to offer its best: the mildness of its climate, the beauty
of its unspoilt coast, its unique and authentic landscapes... all are reasons to come,
taste and fully appreciate the Via Domitia region. From north to south, from the
shores of the Mediterranean to the red lands of the Cevennes foothills, from the
dunes to the scrublands traversed by today’s renowned vineyards, this natural,
cultural and historical heritage reveals itself to the most curious. It is the local
inhabitants who talk about it the best, ambassadors who transmit their passion for
this land blessed by the gods.
Siatz los planvenguts.
Alain Caralp,
President of
La Domitienne Inter-municipal Community
PUBLISHER : Office de Tourisme Béziers Méditerranée – Office de Tourisme La Domitienne - HEAD OF PUBLISHING: Gilles Panné - EDITORIAL: Evelyne Virmont Agence AOC Béziers
DESIGN : Agence AOC Béziers – Agence SEDICOM - PRINTERS: Combes-Hund Béziers (juin 2018).
PHOTO CREDITS: Gabriel Vitaux p. 4, 15, 17 - Jean-Pierre Degas p 4 - Jean-Claude Martinez p. 30 - Karine Grégoire p. 4, 14, 18, 23 - Hervé Leclair-asphéries p. 31, 42 - Musée d’Arles et de la Province Antique (the Arles Antique Departmental Museum) p. 3 - Picasa p. 26, 39 - Hugo Da Costa p. 16
Yvann K-Fotolia p. 15 - Henri Comte p. 34 - Oppidum d’Ensérune p. 4, 17 - Claude Cruells p. 8, 13, 21, 24, 47 - Gilles Deschamps p. 1, 5, 6, 22, 41, 45, 46 - Le Transporteur d’Images p. 14, 16 - Ludovic Charles p. 7 - Nicolas Villela p. 29 - Nico Gomez p. 26 - Valérie Castan p. 37
Christian Femenias p. 19 - Olivier Maynard p. 17, 45 - JF Tissier p. 33, 46 - Jean-Paul Planchon p. 33 - Kris Woo p. 30 - Ctibor Bachraty p. 15 - Sébastien Siraudeau p. 20 - Fred Gangletas p. 45 - N. Castets p. 25
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